Lots of trees had slabs of rock in the roots like this, as if the tree had grown around the...

Lots of trees had slabs of rock in the roots like this, as if the tree had grown around the rocks, then shifted, taking the rock with it.

Location
WashingtonMt RainierRampart Ridge Trail
Photographer
Catherine Hovell
Date taken

Comments

  • Very interesting. Was their other shale (that's what it looks like) around, or just intertwined with the trees?

    — Margaret Hovell

  • There definitely was, though most of this area had good ground cover over whatever rock was below.

    — Catherine Hovell